Australia women's national lacrosse team

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The Australia women's national lacrosse team represents Australia at women's lacrosse. It is governed by Lacrosse Australia and is a full member of the World Lacrosse.[1] They have won the Women's Lacrosse World Cup twice, in 1986 and 2005, and have been runners-up 4 times.[2] They are currently ranked fourth in the world, finishing behind the United States, Canada and England at the 2017 FIL Women's Lacrosse World Cup, which was held in Guildford, Surrey, England,[3] while also finishing third in the 2017 World Games women's lacrosse tournament, held in Wrocław, Poland, behind the United States and Canada, but ahead of Great Britain.[4]

Quick Facts Medal record, FIL Women's Lacrosse World Cup ...
Australia women's national lacrosse team
Medal record
FIL Women's Lacrosse World Cup
1982 Nottingham, England
1986 Philadelphia, USA
1989 Perth, Australia
1993 Edinburgh, Scotland
1997 Tokyo, Japan
2001 High Wycombe, England
2005 Annapolis, USA
2009 Prague, Czech Republic
2013 Oshawa, Ontario
The World Games
2017 Wrocław, Poland
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Squad

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Australia senior women's national lacrosse team 2017[5]
NumberNameClubState
17Rebecca BanyardWembleyWA
1Abbie BurgessFootscrayVic
18Verity CloughFootscrayVic
20Elizabeth HinkesWembleyWA
16Ashtyn HironPhoenixWA
2Courtney HobbsGlenelgSA
21Lauren HunterWilliamstownVic
24Bree HusseyNewportVic
4Stella Justice-AllenFootscrayVic
5Rachel KirchheimerNewportVic
12Theadora KwasFootscrayVic
3Rebecca LaneFootscrayVic
23Stephanie McNamaraNewportVic
9Sarah MollisonFootscrayVic
7Hannah NielsenBrightonSA
19Beth VargaBrightonSA
6Bonnie WellsGlenelgSA
8Sachiyo YamadaCaulfieldVic
alternates
11Sarah LoweBurnsideSA
selected but withdrew through injury
14Sue McSolvinCaulfieldVic
10Hayley SofarnosNewportVic
Team Personnel
headTrish Adams
asstMeredith Carre
managerKate Simpson
medical officerMegan Barnet
physiotherapistCara Gleeson
myotherapistKiara DiPierto
strength and
conditioning
James Hooper
photographyErin Gregory
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U-19 Team

The Australian U19 women's national lacrosse team won the gold medal at the 1995 Under-19 World Lacrosse Championship. As of 2019, their head coach has been Jen Adams.[6]

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